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Planning staff presents FEMA-requested Chapter 26 floodplain fixes; final action set for Nov. 18
Summary
Planning staff told the Calcasieu Planning and Zoning Board it will add FEMA/NFIP-required language to Chapter 26 to clarify allowable lower-level enclosure uses and venting/opening requirements; the board received the report and staff plans final action Nov. 18 before Police Jury recommendation Nov. 20.
Planning staff presented proposed language updates to Chapter 26 of the Calcasieu Parish Code of Ordinances on Oct. 21, 2025, to bring local floodplain regulations into alignment with FEMA/NFIP requirements. Dana Watkins, development manager and floodplain manager, said an audit following recent hurricanes found specific federal regulatory language missing from the parish…
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